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march on vs ratchet down

ratchet down vs march on

march on and ratchet down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
march on No No Yes No
ratchet down No No Yes No
As verbs, ratchet down is a hyponym of march on; that is, ratchet down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than march on:
  • march on: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  • ratchet down: move by degrees in one direction only
march on (verb) ratchet down (verb)
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense move by degrees in one direction only
Difference between march on and ratchet down

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